Welcome to the website dedicated to Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB).

Here you can find out about the activities being carried out by a small group of European researchers (mainly French) belonging to several institutions ( CIRAD , l' INRA ), and who are working in close collaboration with farmers to develop partnership-based varieties.

Most of the scientific papers (pdf files) you will find here are in French, but if you trawl through the site you are sure to find a few in English too.

Events

Symposium EUCARPIA ---> Plant breeding for organic and sustainable , low-input agriculture : dealing with genotype-environment interactionsWageningen, 7 – 9 November 2007

New publications

• Comparing decentralized participatory breeding with on-station conventional sorghum breeding in Nicaragua: I. Agronomic performance.  Trouche G., Aguirre Acuña S., Castro Briones B., Gutiérrez Palacios N., Lançon J., 2011. Field Crops Research 121, 19-28  (Touche et al., 2011 )
• Participatory variety development for sorghum in Burkina Faso: farmers’ selection and farmers’ criteria.  vom Brocke, K., Trouche, Weltzien, E., Barro Kondombo, C.P., Gozé, E., Chantereau, J., 2010. Field Crops Research 119, 183-194 . (Vom Brocke et al, 2010)
• Participatory depression: a caveat for participatory research approaches.  Vaughan, G., Lançon, J., 2010. Proc ISDA congress, Montpellier (France), 28/06-1/07 2010  (Vaughan et Lançon, 2010 )
• Sélection participative des blés durs pour l'agriculture biologique en Europe.  Dawson, J. ; Berthellot, J-F ; Mercier, F. ; Kochko, P. ; Galic, N. ; Giuliano, S. ; Serpolay, E. ; Thomas, M. ; Goldringer, I., 2010. Proc ISDA congress, Montpellier (France), 28/06-1/07 2010 , 11 p.
• Pluralité des agricultures biologiques : enjeux pour la construction des marchés, le choix des variétés et les schémas d’amélioration des plantes.  D. Desclaux, Y. Chiffoleau, J.M. Nolot, 2009. Innovations Agronomiques 4, 297-306 (Desclaux et al, 2009 )
• Peasant seeds in Europe: stakes and prospects.  Bocci, R., Chable, V., 2009. Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, 103 (1-2): 81-93
• Inventory of initiatives on seeds of landraces in Europe.  Osman A. ; Chable V., 2009. Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, 103 (1-2): 95-130
• Developments in breeding cereals for organic agriculture.  Wolfe, M.S., Baresel, J.P., Desclaux, D., Goldringer, I., Hoad S., Kovacs G., Loschenberger, F., Miedaner, T., Østergard, H., Lammerts van Bueren, E.T., 2008. Euphytica  (Wolfe et al, 2008 )
• Changes in the Concept of Genotype x Environment Interactions to fit Agriculture Diversification and Decentralized Participatory Plant Breeding. Pluridisclipinary Point of View.  Desclaux D., Nolot, J.M., Chiffoleau, Y., Gozé, E., Leclerc C, 2008. Euphytica, 163: 533-546  (Desclaux et al, 2008 ) 

•  Participatory Plant Breeding at INRA ---> view file  (French)
•  A review of PPB activities , bio-cereals ---> view publication  (French)
•  Proceedings of ECO-PB symposium held on the 11/12/13 June 2006 ---> find out more  

Views on Participatory Plant Breeding

Selective bibliography for Participatory Plant Breeding

Our choice of reference documents for PPB (which is very partial) was last updated on the 31st of May 2007